Ricola

Ricola is a Swiss maker of herbal sweets with its head office in Laufen near Basel. The company was founded in 1930 and is family-owned: the Richterich family owns it, while day-to-day management has been in the hands of an outside CEO since 2019. In 1940 the company developed the blend of 13 herbs that its herbal sweets are built on, and it has grown herbs with Swiss farmers ever since.

Products

• Herbal drops in many flavours, made in Laufen
• Herbal teas
• Sweets with the Ricola herb blend as the common base

Company

Ricola has subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the USA and exports to many countries. It is a certified B Corporation. According to the company, the sweets are made in Switzerland. They are a food product, not a medicine, and the exact range depends on the market.